TABLE 1

Patient Data, Disease Characteristics, and Treatment and Imaging Parameters

VariableValue
Patients (n)21
Mean age (y)56.8 (range, 35–79)
Tumors treated (n)25
Type of primary cancer (n)
 Colorectal23
 Sarcoma1
 Breast1
Ablative modality (n)
 Radiofrequency ablation16
 Microwave ablation9
Mean tumor size (cm)2.3 (range, 0.7–4.6)
Mean preablation 18F-FDG dose (MBq)159.1 (range, 144.3–177.6)
Mean postablation 18F-FDG dose (MBq)307.1 (range, 162.8–325.6)
Mean plasma glucose at administration of first 18F-FDG dose (mg/dL)114.5 (range, 75–209)
Mean time between administration of first dose and PET/CT acquisition (min)92
Mean time between administration of second dose and PET/CT acquisition (min)53